Australian excels in first indoor race of his profession by taking two seconds off the world junior mark in New York
Australian teenager Cameron Myers sliced nearly two seconds off the world indoor under-20 mile report with 3:53.12 on the Dr Sander Invitational in New York on Saturday (Jan 25).
In his first-ever indoor race, the 18-year-old held off Festus Lagat of Kenya and Adam Fogg of Britain to win. The US-based Fogg additionally impressed with 3:53.49, though in coming weeks he will probably be hoping to get nearer to his PB of three:49.62 which was set final yr.
Myers’ time improved the three:55.02 world under-20 report of German Fernandez which was set by the American in 2009.
“It’s good to come back out right here and get it (the world under-20 indoor report), however the aim was to run a bit quicker so in actuality I’m not too proud of that,” stated Myers. “So I’ve bought to learn to get out a bit more durable.”
Myers earned his first world age group report when he ran 3:33.26 within the 1500m in Poland in 2023.
Within the ladies’s mile on the Dr Sander Invitational, Katelyn Tuohy gained in 4:25.54 from Sweden’s Wilma Nielsen.
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